PHOTOS: A retired, 29-year Middletown firefighter and WWII veteran marked his 102nd birthday this weekend in style, with a large vehicle parade and a visit from several state and local officials. John Cyrulik Sr.’s family decorated his front yard, and bundled him up in a blanket under a tent on the cold, rainy Saturday afternoon.
- PUB DATE: 12/15/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Middletown Press

A major arterial in Kent is closed in both directions Tuesday morning by an overturned semi truck, officials said. Police and emergency personnel responded to the scene, at 84th Avenue South and South 224th Street, at around 10 a.m. after receiving reports of a serious crash. An semi riff was found lying on its side with the driver trapped in the cab.
- PUB DATE: 12/15/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

The Walla Walla Fire Department has received money to help deliver the Safety Always Matters fire-safety program to students. Usually, firefighters get to visit schools to speak to students and have them participate in the program hands-on. The COVID-19 pandemic has made things different, not only for students but for firefighters as well.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2020 2:51:39 PM - SOURCE: KEYW-FM 98.3

East Wenatchee police are investigating a Sunday morning fire, believed to be arson, that left a home damaged. Douglas County Fire District 2 responded just before 9 a.m. Sunday to a fire on the porch of a home in the 900 block of Tedford Street. A driver noticed the fire and was able to alert the resident in the home, according to police.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2020 9:46:58 AM - SOURCE: iFiberOne

A woman was hospitalized Sunday evening when a fire broke out in her kitchen in South Seattle. Firefighters were called to the 5200 block of Rainier Avenue South just before 8 p.m. for a report of a fire in a fourth-floor unit, according to Seattle Fire officials. They found a woman had been injured and rushed her to Harborview Medical Center where she was listed in critical condition, officials said.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2020 7:54:39 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000